Air to Air

1975

Keith Sonnier

Artist, American, 1941 - 2020

Jeff Wasserman

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Robert Knisel

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Blair Litho

Printer

Keysor-Century Records

Edition Production

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    two stereo LP records (one clear, one black) with stamped and screenprinted album cover and offset lithograph voiceprint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    overall (closed): 31.75 × 31.2 cm (12 1/2 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1990.27.54.1-4

Associated Artworks

Air to Air [black LP record]

Keith Sonnier, Jeff Wasserman, Keysor-Century Records, Gemini G.E.L.

1975

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1990 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 617.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 49.10. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

CLEAR LP RECORD. inscribed on record: GEM III KS '75

Markings

CLEAR LP RECORD. blindstamped on record: © Gemini G.E.L.; blindstamped on recto label: AIR / N.Y. / L.A. / AIR; blindstamped on verso label: AIR / N.Y. / L.A. / AIR
BLACK LP RECORD. printed in black on recto label: AIR / N.Y. / L.A. / AIR; printed in black on verso label: Air to Air / © Gemini G.E.L. 1975 / Edition: 1000 / Keith Sonnier
ALBUM COVER. stamped on recto cover: AIR / N.Y. / L.A. / AIR; printed in gray on interior cover: Transcribed information from Air to Air by Keith Sonnier / Produced in collaboration with Leo Castelli and Douglas Christmas, / February 8 to 22, 1975. Amplified space installation with / transmission systems for communication by / long distance audio connection between Los Angeles, California / and New York City, New York. / Transmitting and receiving telecommunication locations: Ace Gallery / 811 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, / Leo Castelli Gallery, 4 East 77th Street, New York City. / Recorded information from Air to Air produced by Gemini G.E.L. / in collaboration with Keith Sonnier. / Voice connection arrangements supplied from two watts telephone lines. The transmission and reception was recorded on stereo LP. / Side A: N.Y. L.A. Side B: L.A. N.Y. / 16 track mix by Basement Studio Inc. with Kurt Munkasci. / Voice Print arranged through the UCLA Phonetics Department by / George Papçun. Reproduction of Voice Print / by Blair Litho, Los Angeles, in offset lithography.; stamped on verso cover: AIR / N.Y. / L.A. / AIR

Wikidata ID

Q74885018

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